At 5pm the center of Hurricane Tomas was located near latitude 14.4 north, longitude 64.9 west, about 290 miles SSE of San Juan Puerto Rico. Tomas is moving toward the west near 12 mph. This general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 75 mph with higher gusts. Some additional weakening is forecast during the next 24 hours followed by little change in strength Monday night and Tuesday.

Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 15 miles from the center, and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 150 miles.

Estimated minimum central pressure is 994 mb.

Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible over portions of the windward and southern Leeward Islands through tonight.